Dena Bank Clerk Exam 2009 - English Paper - Part 4

Directions-(Q. 41-50) In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words are suggested one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
I was born and …(41)… up in a village by my grandparents. We had two granaries to …(42)… the rice that we grew. …(43)… the better quality „white‟ rice was kept in the granary in the front of the house, the …(44)… quality „red‟ rice was kept in the granary at the back. We never had …(45)… money in the house, so those who came to ask for alms were given rice. My grandmother would send me to the front granary to bring rice for them, but when she cooked for …(46)… of us she would use the red rice. I was …(47)… by her behaviour.
One day, I asked her why she did this ? She …(48)… and said something I will never forget. “…(49)… whenever you give something to somebody, give the best in you, never the second best.” …(50)… director of a foundation, if I help people today, it is because of this lesson she taught me.

41. Fill in the blanks
raised   adopted   grown   brought   grew
 

42. Fill in the blanks
pick   save   supply   cultivate   store
 

43. Fill in the blanks
Instead   While   Yet   Therefore   For
 

44. Fill in the blanks
less   worse   defective   inferior   best
 

45. Fill in the blanks
plenty   vast   lots   sufficiently   much
 

46. Fill in the blanks
all   remaining   gathering   none   those
 

47. Fill in the blanks
puzzled   confusing   worrying   frightened   angry
 

48. Fill in the blanks
pleased   shouted   smiled   advised   hugged
 

49. Fill in the blanks
remember   pray   memorise   think   appeal
 

50. Fill in the blanks
when   since   only   perhaps   as
 

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